One More Thing

If I could tell you one more thing 
before I let you go
I’d babble out ten billion words
but say them oh so slow

Those miles we rode in silence
I would fill with idle chatter
and talk about the silly stuff
that didn’t really matter

I’d tell you that I love you
though I hope to think you knew
that I never took for granted
the magic you could do

I’d tell you that I need you
like a lily needs the rain
I would gab about the weather
and the things I can’t explain

If I could tell you one more thing
before I let you go
I’d babble on incessantly
in gibberish oh so slow


For Paula
Bryans Road, Maryland 
4/30/2019